A Closer Look: Racial Tensions Behind Bars

Do racial tensions in prison simply reflect what goes on in communities across the country?

For more, NPR's Tony Cox speaks with Skipp Townsend — a community intervention specialist at the Los Angeles-based organization Second Chance at Loving Life — and Robert Richardson, program director for Emmanuel Community General Services in Portland, Oregon. [Mark Godsey]

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